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Quote from: jtx71 on April 12, 2024, 10:34:38 AM

I know there is a way that you can upgrade an offline usb with Tails by cloning from another usb with the latest version.
My question is: by using this method, would you only upgrade the OS without any other changes in configuration? Would the persistent storage of the offline usb be preserved entirely?

Thx!

The intention of Tails is not to be a persistent operating system, so nothing should actually be stored on the USB. It should only simply have a copy of the version of the Tails operating system. The best thing to do would be simply overwrite the entire USB with the upgraded version of Tails you are seeking to use. Whether or not use another USB to do this is irrelevant.

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For those who are interested the OS can be updated by this method without any issues.

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Quote from: RickDeckard on April 12, 2024, 11:10:29 AM

According to Tails official documentation[1], and considering the scenario mentioned by you, you are free to choose if you want to keep your Persistent Storage or if you want to clone the other device Persistent Storage. See please section "4/4 Upgrade your Tails by cloning" of the mentioned URL and you'll see the available options during the upgrade stage:

I had read that documentation from Tails. The doubt came when I talked to some friends and said some things may be changed according to the configuration of the usb with the latest version of Tails.

Thank u!

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According to Tails official documentation[1], and considering the scenario mentioned by you, you are free to choose if you want to keep your Persistent Storage or if you want to clone the other device Persistent Storage. See please section "4/4 Upgrade your Tails by cloning" of the mentioned URL and you'll see the available options during the upgrade stage:

[1]https://tails.net/upgrade/clone/index.en.html

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I know there is a way that you can upgrade an offline usb with Tails by cloning from another usb with the latest version.
My question is: by using this method, would you only upgrade the OS without any other changes in configuration? Would the persistent storage of the offline usb be preserved entirely?

Thx!

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